Vermont Academy - Wildcat Yearbook (Saxtons River, VT)

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I 'Uermunt Qcahemp Pagf seventy-five flllassical QBrcIJestra Hates The Classical Orchestra of 1926-27 at Vermont Academy commenced to rehearse promptly at the beginning of the fall term. There are a good many included in our small symphony, and our number has been steadily increasing and our musical sounds ever growing as we add new members. We have, when the entire group is present, three first and two second violins, two saxophones, two trumpets, two clarinets, two cellos, one piccolo, and last, but by no means least, the drums and everything that goes with them. Louise Chapman is our piano accompanist, and our leader is none other than Miss Tibbetts who has managed to pull us through more than one difficulty. Two nights a week we faithfully go down to music hall to pracrice-and we have a lot of fun too. ' The orchestra made its first appearance in Chapel on Armistice Day, the eleventh of November, when we played several patriotic numbers and received quite an applause. Then, just before our Christmas vacation- the morning of the very day we went home,-we played again in chapel, this time some Christmas songs. After that we took a long rest until March twelth, when we were asked to furnish music for a meeting of the Bellows Falls Chamber of Commerce which was held in our chapel. A week later we once more boldly made our appearance in morning chapel and played old Irish selections on St. Patrick's Day. On March 28, we went to Bellows Falls to play at a banquet given by the members of the Chamber of Commerce at the Windham Hotel. Be- sides our good trip down and back we enjoyed playing very much and earned something for our school. This stepping-out of the orchestra started something new which we certainly hope may continue for the orchestras of future years to whom we wish the very best success.

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Pane' Jfvfnlv-six wilhrat of -1927 I ' Banca Brchestra jantes Swinging, rythmic, syncopated tunes,-an orchestra holds forth be- tween the reels of the Saturday night movies. Enticing, entrancing, shim- mering tones of beauty pour forth at occasional dances. Why? The Medley Ramblers Orchestra of Vermont Academy is the cause. We organized as soon as school started. The lineup was as follows: The dainty Miss Chapman at the piano, Red Hot Simonds bewailing the fate of a nation on a trumpet, the banjo wielded by Speck Wheeler, the plaintive tones of aviolin were issued forth by the bow of Mr. Currier, a saxophone squealed under the breath of Cyc Hindes, the jolly and ruddy Tom Rood hammered at his drums, and last, but not least, our leader through many a pieceQMiss Tibbetts. Well, after running smoothly for a while the conglomeration decided that more lubrication was needed, and Gunboat Lawrence with his rippling clarinet joined our happy group. A few Weeks before Christmas the visions of Santy and other wild desires behooved us to move foolishly in trying to amuse our friends at Proctor Home by holding a rehearsal there. Not so good-we were stopped until we should present ourselves before the principal, explain, reconsider, and begin to function again. This took place soon after Christ- mas vacation and again we began to sally forth. Our line up, however, was a bit altered. These were the alterations. Stew Carr, ready and willing to do, took Miss Chapman's place, and as no one filled Currier's position, it remained open. History repeats itself, so, we took joe Gomez, the boy from Cuba, in as a sax player, for more oil. It was a wise move and things glided along until about the middle of March. At this time Gordon Damon, the fellow with a banjo, joined our tribe as a sub for Speck. Upon his entrance the bonds of fellowship stretched and we have fairly flown along ever since. We are whole, complete, 'rarin' to go' for the rest of this year and hop- ing to give enough of a push to start the ball rolling for nineteen twenty- eight.